Ahead of their big wedding day in China featuring a traditional tea ceremony, Anna and Alex decided to have some engagement pictures taken in Brighton with Manon Pauffin . The suuuuuuper cute results are below!
“In China, it is popular to do a pre-wedding shoot to show your photos at the wedding because on the big day it’s often too busy to have photos of just the two of us,” Anna explains. “For us, this shoot was like a wedding present to ourselves to capture the sweet moment of our love story forever, and it gave us a chance to enjoy some time together and just be who we are.”
After that, they jumped in the car to drive to the heavenly Seven Sisters Cliffs for some more photos. Anna changed into her Lace Bridal dress in the public loos and touched up her lippy out of the car boot before throwing on a denim jacket and exploring the cliffs. I love Manon’s dreamy perspective and the blurry shots she’s used, making Anna and Alex look like the romantic protagonists of a Wes Anderson film. All the heart eyes!
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